First Samurai, The
Platform: Amiga 500
Region: Europe
Media: Floppy
Controller: Joystick
Genre: Platformer - Multi-Directional - Hack & Slash
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1991
Developer: Vivid Image
Publisher: Image Works
Players: 1 Only
Relationship: Prequel to Second Samurai
Hardware: OCS, ECS
Conversions: Atari ST - MS-DOS - Commodore 64
Disks: 2
Programmer: Raffaele Cecco
Musician: Nick Jones
Designer: Teoman Irmak
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"The Demon King descends from his mountain domain to you, the First Samurai and your master. Defenceless against the Demon's magic, you succumb to his powers, leaving the your Master to fight the Demon King alone. Your master falls in combat, dying. But, with his last breath, he summons the Wizard Mage. The Demon King fearing defeat, escapes to the future. Tormented, the young samurai seeks the teachings of the Wizard Mage in the ways of magic. Boiled with revenge and armed with a magical sword, the young samurai follows the Demon King into the future and the unknown..."

The First Samurai is a platform action game very much similar to other platform games, but with a medieval oriental touch to it in addition to various unique features.

Arriving in the new unknown land, you are defenceless hence your fists and kicks. But as you journey forth, you'll find your trusty magical sword as well as throwing weapons such as knives and axes. With your martial art skills, your enemy best beware with those sudden moves that may prove fatal!

The First Samurai offers a wide array of weapons, special items and other objects. Combat is usually melee, either relying on your punch or kicks or using the magical sword to slash some pretty skillful blows in whatever direction possible.

Monsters are forever regenerating but food for health is plentiful. It actually takes an effort to be killed...
 
http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/first-samurai

The SNES conversion begins with a different level to the other versions but has similar gameplay and graphical elements.

http://hol.abime.net/563
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CHEATS:

Area select:
Pause game play and type diputs. Pressing 0
through 9 to move around the current level. 

Cheat mode:
Hold one of the following keys when the word "Goonies"
appears while disk one loads to activate the corresponding cheat
function.

Effect|Key
Unlimited energy and weapons|[F1]

Unlimited energy|[F2]

Unlimited lives|[F3]
